Thursday, December 29, 2011

Hurry, hurry, hurry!! This sale is only going to last 3 days! Over at Doodle PantryLaurie is having a year end sale. She has her digital stamps at 50% off! That's right!! Half off! See how I look at it that means you can purchase twice as much!! She also has three brand-new sets she is releasing for this sale - Plus you will receive a free set just for purchasing and this is also a brand new set!! Can you believe it? The card below is showing off one of the new sets being released today. This cute little set is called Flamming Hot Ants. I always just love the ant sets and this one is just as darling as the rest of them. So I want to invite you all over and join in the 50% sale at Doodle Pantry. Go ahead and shop to your hearts desire. =) I give you permission!! Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Hi everyone! I have made a birthday card this evening. I set out to make a boy card but this could be used for either sex. This totally adorable puppy is from Clear Dollar Stamps. He is from a set called Sentimental Puppy. The birthday hat and noise maker is also from Clear Dollar Stamps from a set called Goat. He has such a sweet face. These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:Paper Sundaes- CelebrateDaisy Doodle- Birthday with buttons and bowsPaper Playtime- Anything with a sentimentSweet Sketch Wednesday- SketchThanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the week!

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Hi everyone! I have a fun project I did this evening to show you. These are bookmarks made using the set called "Critter Tops" from Doodle Pantry. There are seven animals in the set, I did not use the ants. I used the outline set but there is also a colored setof the same images. Here is a closer picture of the Birdie and the Turtle.

At Try It On Tuesday challengethey wanted us to alter something from Christmas wrapping. I didn't have anything like that but I did alter a Christmas project. I purchased this set of wooden bookmarks from Hobby Lobby when they were 50% off just before Christmas. You can see in the picture below how they look. My original idea was to pop off the wooden faces on the bookmarks and then just use the bottom. But, there was three different faces and they were all 1 1/2 X 1 1/2 inches so I left those all on and cut a piece of scratch paper the same size and then drew that around my animals so they are nice and sturdy on the wooden bookmarks.

I also laminated the Doodle Pantry images. I used double sided tape to get them to stay on the wooden Christmas faces of the bookmarks. At Crafty Sentimentsthey wanted to see bookmarks and that is where this idea all grew from. At Party Time Tuesdaythey are having an anything goes challenge so I am submitting these into that one also. The set came with 12 bookmarks so I have 6 more to make and then I will be sending them to the hospitals for the kids from Send A Smile 4 Kids. Aren't these going to be just darling peeking over the top of a book. =) Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful week!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Since we are celebrating our family Christmas tomarrow I had lots of time to play today. I am going to try and get some scrapbooking done this next year. Now with grandbabies running around I need to try and keep up with their books. I took these pictures just hours after Madi's first big wipeout. It happened with her mommy and I was so glad for that. I would have felt so bad if it would have happened at my house. This girl is always so much on the go that this kind of thing is bound to happen. I had to laugh though because December is such a busy month for picture taking. Oh well, memories! =) The layout for this scrapbook page came from the challenge "Pencil Lines". Thanks for stopping by and make some wonderful memories of your own.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Hello says this adorable Beaver. These adorable little animals can cause so much damage but not this little cutie. This little guy is from Doodle Pantryyou know all of Laurie's animals are harmless. He is from a set called Beaver Hello. I also used the Santa Accessoriesset to put a hat on him. He had grass under him so I used the snow to cover that up. These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:All Sorts- Blue and brownSweet Stampin'- Sparkle and blingTotally Gorjuss- Someone special (this will go to one of the hospitals for the kids)Sweet Stop- SketchThanks so much for stopping by and have a great weekend.

Have you joined in the fun over at Sketches by Carly? You really "need" to! This is the super fun sketch that Carly gave us to play with. The sponsor for this challenge is "Paper Shelter". The image I used on my card is one they gave us to play with she is called "Dew Drops". She is just darling. Paper Shelter is giving away a $20.00 gift certificate so come and join in the fun! These are the challenges I am entering this card into:Sketches by Carly- SketchCute Card Thursday- StripesFlutter By Wednesday- FairyCome and Get It- Green, red, plus 1 color - I choose pinkDaring Cardmakers- Stripes and dots.Thanks for stopping by and come join in the fun at Sketches by Carly!

Thursday, December 15, 2011

For our boys and their girlfriends for birthdays we give gift certificates to the gas station. Funny, we didn't do that this year for one of our boys and he was so disappointed. So back to giving them free gas for their vehicles. So it doesn't get much easier than that! On the 20th our Granddaughters mom is having a birthday. I found this great tutorial for this totally adorable gift card holder on the Clearly iStamp blog. It took me longer to pick out the paper that I wanted to use than it took to make this. It was so easy! Give it a try today. The fun circle stamp is from Clear Dollar Stamps. It is called Cupcake Birthday Tag. I stamped the cupcake twice so it is layered. All you do is untie the bow and the gift card is inside. Cassie made these for Christmas gifts so I just changed the theme. Thanks for the inspiration Cassie!! =) These are the challenges I am submitting this project into:Sarah Hurley- ColoringSouthern Girls- Let's CelebrateDaisy Doodle- Something SweetThanks so much for stopping by and if you need a quick gift card holder give this a try! Super easy and lots of fun!

WooHoo it's Digi Day for December at Clear Dollar Stamps!! Yeah!! I have two sets to show off today. There are 13 sets that are being released this month. That is lucky #13! They are all just adorable. The first set I used is called "Snowman Wishes". There are 14 stamps in this set. I used the PNG stamps and combined two of the snowpeople with the sentiment below. =) I totally love the orange with the blue on this card. The second set I used is called "The Light of Winter". With so much of winter left I thought this was really a beautiful set. The set comes with 5 stamps. I just love the sentiment I choose to use on this card. It is something we all need to think about.

Now if you would like to see all the sets being released this month you can hop on over to the Clearly iStampblog which is the blog for the Clear Dollar Stampscompany. Trust me they are all just totally adorable! Have a wonderful rest of the week and enjoy the Christmas season!

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Have you ever seen a happier toad? He just makes me smile. This is Elvin the Toad. He lives at Digital Delightsbut he can come and live with you in your computer. =) The layout for this card came from Try Stampin' on Tuesday. The color combo of green and purple came from Crafty Sentimentsthis week. Finally, over at All Sortsthey only wanted to see two colors so this worked out great. Thanks for stopping by and enjoy the season!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Did you have a Lava Lamp? I wasn't lucky enough to so I made sure my boys did. I don't think they thought it was as cool as I did. =) This adorable Lava Lamp came from a digital stamp set by Clear Dollar Stamps. The set is called Let Your Light Shine. There are 4 different kinds of lamps and 6 different sentiments. How fun!! It was released last month and I haven't had a chance to use it. I mailed all my Christmas cards today so I am done with that. I have to say it feels good. These are the challenges that I am submitting this card into:Crafty Pad- No birthday or ChristmasCR84FN - Coral, light pink, and aquaMake It Monday- AnythingJust Us Girls- Center step cardCrazy Challenge- More than one foldBunny Zoe's Crafts- Fancy foldsCraft Your Passion- Tag your itThanks so much for stopping by. Hope you are finishing up your Christmas cards then you can relax and enjoy the holiday!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Tomarrow is Madi Boo's birthday. She is our youngest granddaughter and I can not remember how the "Boo" got added to her name but it has stuck and now that is just who she is. She repeats it and just cracks us all up. We are going to celebrate next Sunday by having a birthday party at a kid's inside playground. She has no idea it is her birthday so we are having the party when it is convenient for everyone. We figured we could get away this it this year but next year she will know more what it going on. =) For her card I am using the Doodle PantryBalloon Antsand Turtle Hello. I used the PNG files so I could combine the two sets. How fun. You can see by the tag I am no artist. I struggled making the "1st". Oh well! These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:Corrosive Challenge- Anything but ChristmasOne Stitch at a Time- Use digiStampin' Sisters in Christ- BirthdaySweet Stop- SketchFlutter By Wednesday- ButterflyThanks for stopping by and enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Do you have any snowmen in your neighborhood that are this friendly? I just love this image, I think it is just darling! The image was free from Sliekje. All of her images are free for the taking and there are a ton of them. Enjoy them! These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:Card Patterns- SketchSecret Crafter- All creatures great and smallSweet Stampin'- Things with wingsTotally Gorjuss- Let it snowWinter Wonderland- SnowDigi Doodle- NatureDutch Dare- Winged thingsPaper Play- SnowmanThanks for stopping by and have a great crafting day!

Good grief I am having a horrible time with my internet today! Is anyone else having an problems or is it just me? Sometimes I seem to have problems when no one else does? Ever feel that way?!? Today I have made a fun Christmas card. I used a stamp from Clear Dollar Stamps and it is called Poinsettia Joy. I paper pieced the whole flower and had a lot of fun putting it together.

Friday, December 9, 2011

This week over at Sketches by Carlywe have a new totally fun sketch to work with! Our sponsor this week is Paper Shelter. I didn't have any of their stamps so it was fun using this cutie! My stamp is called "Santa's Helper". What a darling face. Paper Shelteris giving away a $20.00 gift certificate but you can't win if you don't play with us at the Sketches by Carly challenge!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Hi all. I thought I would show you what I am sending my Grandparents for a Christmas card this year. My grandpa is 90 and my grandma is 91. They still live in their own apartment and do pretty well on their own. My parents go and play cards with them every afternoon. That must be wierd having your retired son and daughter-in-law come for the afternoon. They all just crack me up! If you feel old some days just think about that. They are both so cute! The set I used for their card is from Clear Dollar Stampscalled Antique Ornaments. They don't set up a tree anymore so they will enjoy this ornament. These are the challenges I am submitting this card into:Crazy Challenges- AnythingMy Time to Craft- Vintage ChristmasCrafty Creations- Card with sentimentLittle Red Wagon- Vintage ChristmasCute Card Thursday- AnythingPals Paper Arts- Putin' on the RitzSouthern Girls- Ribbon madnessSweet Sketch Wednesday- SketchThanks for stopping by and have a great rest of the week.

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Hi everyone! I have a totally adorable idea to show you today. First of all, I saw this idea at Dawn's Stamping Studio. But, she is a Stampin' Up Lady and I don't have the punches she used so I had to improvise. I will let you know farther down the dimentions I used. But, if you are interested in the project check her blog out first to see basically how it is put together. Above are the closed boxes. Now keep in mind that the "Jesus" square on top of the box is a 1inch square. So these things are tiny. The stamp set I used on this project is from Clear Dollar Stamps. The set is called Christmas Inch Stamps.This next picture shows them in their stages of opening. You lift the ribbon and out pops a Starburst treat.

Now above is me holding the box open. These are my dimentions - For the box I used a strip 1 1/4 inch by 5 3/8 inches. I scored at 1 1/4, 2 1/2, 3 3/4, then 5. The bottom and top (this is where she used one of the punches I didn't have) is a 2 1/4 inch square. I then took that square and scored 1/2 inch on all four sides. I cut the corners to make that piece foldable. Also, I didn't have any of the Window Sheet she was talking about. You will need a hard piece of plastic, I cut apart one of my Spellbinders plastic containers. I also do not have any of the other punches she used to decorate the box. I just used the stamp set and cut around the frame, for the inside circle my punch was a 1 inch circle. I say just use whatever you have in your room and have a great time! If you have any questions, you can email me and I will try to help.

Sunday, December 4, 2011

I do have to say I am glad we don't celebrate 12 days of Christmas. I don't think I could afford what they say these 12 days cost. I heard someone talking about it the other day on the radio. =) But, we can all afford the 12 Days of Christmasover at Doodle Pantry. This set has so many possibilities! The 12 Days of Christmasset also comes in color with digital papers to match.. I have used the black and white set three times and my three cards are totally different. The layout from this card is from Card Positioning Systems. Over at All Sortsthey wanted a circle project so this worked out fun. I made it an easel card to fit into the Glitter Fairies challenge. At Come and Get Itthey wanted to see any kind of Christmas project. Finally over at Paper Sundaeswe could pick what toppings we wanted to use and I choose Red, Stripes, and Die Cuts. Thanks so much for stopping by. Enjoy the week and the countdown till Christmas.

Ok you got me this isn't a self-portrait. If I could do a hand stand I would. But --- well, that just wouldn't be wise. So I am sitting in my chair doing a happy stamp dance! =) I am rejoining the Digital DelightsDesign Team. WooHoo! I'm really excited about that. So to celebrate I colored "Hand Stand Coco the Clown". He can do all the crazy tricks to help me celebrate. The layout for this card came from Dutch Dare Challenge. Thanks so much for stopping by and helping me celebrate! Have a happy day! =)

Happy December 3rd everyone! Wow, December!! This is our only challenge this month for Send A Smile 4 Kids. We are celebrating Winter Fun for Kids this time. My image is from one of our sponsors, Sassy Cheryl. The image is called Sledding Snowman. He just made me smile! =)Sassy Cherylis giving a $5.00 Gift Certificate, Stamp Fairyis giving a $9.00 Gift Certificate and Whimsy Stampsis giving away 5 free image. So you gotta come on over and play with us at Send A Smile 4 Kids Challenge. We all want to see you Winter Fun for kids creations!

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